2014 Newsletters
December 2014
Sherrie Swensen
Our guest speaker for our November general meeting was our Salt Lake County Clerk, Sherrie Swensen. We were treated to an enlightening discussion of the changes and challenges that have occurred in the voting processes and other...
November 2014
Beowulf
Julie Boyden, someone who has learned enough of the Anglo-Saxon language to translate the oldest English story ever told, Beowulf , told us how her interest in Tolkien led to the Anglo Saxon language. She read to us from her translation...
October 2014
More on Climate Justice
Polluted air disproportionately affects the poor, the disenfranchised and Salt Lake City. It threatens everything we love.
A United Nations Climate Summit occurred the last week of September. The Sunday before about 400,000...
September 2014
Save Our Canyons
At our July meeting, Alex Schmidt, one of only two full-time employees at Save Our Canyons (www.saveourcanyons.org ) spoke to us about their work. Almost everyone else in the organization who is “dedicated to protecting the beauty a...
July 2014
American Atheist Convention
Chapter members Sally Jo Fuller and Robert Frahm attended the recent Atheist Conference in Salt Lake City. Here is the third report from their experiences.
Carrying on a conversation with someone you do not know is...
June 2014
American Atheist Convention
Chapter members Sally Jo Fuller and Robert Frahm attended the recent Atheist Conference in Salt Lake City. Here is the second report from their experiences.
Why would an ordained minister accept an offer to speak at...
May 2014
American Atheist Convention
Chapter members Sally Jo Fuller and Robert Frahm attended the recent Atheist Conference in Salt Lake City. Here is a report from their experiences.
At this time, I will just give a short summary of this incredible...
April 2014
An Imperfect Book
At our regular monthly meeting on Thursday, March 13, Earl Wunderli, a longtime member of our chapter, spoke about his recently published book, An Imperfect Book: What the Book of Mormon Tells Us About Itself .
The history in...
March 2014
Darwin Day 2014
I had a great time at our seventh Darwin Day celebration. As I often say, it is always enjoyable to meet with like-minded people to advocate for science or to promote other worthy causes. When you combine good food, like-minded...
February 2014
Art and Activism
With wit and wisdom, Charles L. Frost, aka Sister Dottie, entertained, enlightened and provoked our January meeting audience. His stated purpose was hoping that his LIFE as an ARTIST and ACTIVIST would be of some value. A wise...
January 2014
Freedom of Marriage in Utah
On December 20, 2013, U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Shelby struck down Utah’s ban on same-sex couples from marrying, declaring that the law violates the U.S. Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection and due...